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Sixty-one people, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration. Earlier, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said illegal migration threatens to “overwhelm” Europe and hinted a change
One person has died and another is in a critical condition in hospital after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble in the Channel. They were among at least 66 people on the inflatable dinghy which got into difficulty about 5 miles (8km) off the French coast, according to the coastguard. The survivors have been
The draft resolution from COP28 does not contain the words “phase out” with regard to fossil fuels. The UN’s climate body published the proposed text of the deal early on Wednesday morning after negotiations massively overran in Dubai. Instead of the phrase “phase out” the proposal discussed “transitioning away” from fossil fuels, beginning this decade.